From Barns to Beach
It's that time of the year! After traversing the countryside and the farmland around Ann Arbor, Michigan, I will be heading out to New...
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Bob Palmerton
Aug 31, 20181 min read
Pastel Painting: Ocean Kayak, Breezy Point
Strolling along at Breezy Point on the bay, I came across this kayak awaiting its next journey in Jamaica Bay at Breezy Point, NY. To...
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Bob Palmerton
Aug 15, 20181 min read
Watercolor Paintings: More Beach Cartoons
After toying with oil paints (and, of course, pastels), I am getting hooked on one of the cleanest art mediums - watercolor. At the beach...
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Bob Palmerton
Aug 10, 20181 min read
Watercolor Painting: At The Breezy Point Beach
It was a great day at the beach at Breezy Point, NY. This is a simple watercolor applied to a sketch done by a Sharpie. More Breezy...
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Bob Palmerton
Aug 1, 20181 min read
Pastel Paintings: At The Beach
Soon I will be heading out to Breezy Point, NY to create some more beach and seascape paintings. Breezy Point, a beach community on the...
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Bob Palmerton
Jun 24, 20182 min read
StudioSense: Stepping through the Jetty Painting
Hopefully soon I will do a time lapse video of a painting from start to finish. Since I haven't yet tackled that technology, I thought I...
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Bob Palmerton
Jun 23, 20181 min read
Pastel Painting: Breezy Point Jetty
I should probably call this "Breezy Point Jetty Number 3," as it is the third painting I have done of this iconic landmark on the...
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Bob Palmerton
Jun 18, 20181 min read
Pastel Painting: Breezy Point Lighthouse
On the bay (again) at Breezy Point. Time to go to the Atlantic side next for more scenes of the Breezy Point community! Click here for...
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Bob Palmerton
Jun 17, 20181 min read
Pastel Painting: On the Bay at Breezy Point
Here's the latest pastel painting in my Breezy Point series. Looking forward to heading out to the beach in August! #BreezyPoint
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Bob Palmerton
Jun 13, 20182 min read
StudioSense: Preparing a New Painting
Working on my Breezy Point series early this morning. Here is the reference photo, which depicts the Breezy Point lighthouse on the bay...
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Bob Palmerton
May 21, 20181 min read
Pastel Painting: Resting My Wings
At Breezy Point, a beach community on the Atlantic Ocean in Queens, New York, early morning and late day brings out the most brilliant...
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Bob Palmerton
Mar 13, 20182 min read
StudioSense: A New Look and Feel
During summer vacation at the beach in August, 2017, I whipped up several pastel paintings of Breezy Point and its beach community. This...
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Bob Palmerton
Jan 7, 20181 min read
Pastel Painting: Bay Boats at Breezy Point
What better time is there to celebrate memories of summer when the temperature is below zero in Michigan? Here is the final rendition of...
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Bob Palmerton
Dec 1, 20172 min read
Pastel Painting Technique: Capturing the Sandy Beach
Time to start reminiscing about summer as the cold, dark days of winter emerge. My current project in "Bay Boats," inspired by the scene...
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Bob Palmerton
Nov 21, 20172 min read
Painting Technique - Adding Character(s) to the Landscape
In November, I published this blog on adding characters to the landscape. Recently, while working on "Wind Chill," I decided that I...
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Bob Palmerton
Oct 8, 20173 min read
Dunes Sunset at Breezy Point - Oil Painting
Continuing on my beach theme from summer vacation at Breezy Point, New York, below is my first oil painting done since my last tampering...
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Bob Palmerton
Sep 27, 20171 min read
A Long Walk to the Jetty - Pastel Painting
The spot on the beach at Breezy Point where we park our beach chairs and umbrellas, just off Marion Walk, is a long way to the Jetty. The...
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Bob Palmerton
Sep 19, 20171 min read
Pastel Painting: Breezy Point Jetty - 2017
Breezy Point, New York, on the Atlantic Ocean. A gift to Anna Palaski and Ed Miller to celebrate their wedding, September 16th, 2017. ...
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Bob Palmerton
Sep 6, 20171 min read
Pastel Painting: Sunrise Surf at Breezy Point
A warm summer morning around 7:30 at Breezy Point. The sun was peeking through the clouds; sun rays stretched to the surface of the...
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Bob Palmerton
Aug 19, 20171 min read
Pastel Painting: Breezy Point Bayside
Here's a more impressionistic pastel painting on the bayside at Breezy Point, New York. I decided to take an overcast day and instead...
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